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The deceased identified as Mukoro Ovie aka Close Betting had run away to the town hall after his mother reportedly took him to a church in the community for prayers over his strange behaviour. Vanguard  reports that the incident occurred at the Oteri town hall in Ughelli North council area of the state. According to the reports, the deceased identified as  Mukoro Ovie  aka  Close Betting  had run away to the town hall after his mother reportedly took him to a church in the community for prayers over his strange behaviour days before his death. Close friends of the deceased revealed that the deceased who had been in his early 20s, just thrown a lavish birthday party in May at a popular hotel in the Ekuigbo area of Ughelli, spending thousands on drinks for guests who attended the party. Sources reportedly revealed that Mukoro had been acting strangely for some days before he took his life. Pleading anonymity, a source said, “All attempts to res...

The organizers shared the official nominees list ahead of the event scheduled to hold early next year. Over 15 categories, Wizkid and Burna Boy who have both enjoyed an incredible year emerge with the highest nominations with the Starboy having 10 nominations both individually and as a member of the Starboy clique. Vogue features Burna Boy at his sold out London show Other Nigerian artists who earned nod includes Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Davido,  Mr Eazi ,  Teni  and more.  Nasty C ,  Diamond Platnumz ,  DJ Maphpriso  lead other African acts who have been nominated for the awards. This year's edition will also witness the introduction of a new category tagged the “African DJ of the year” to celebrate DJs that have done well within the calendar year. Here is the full list of nominees at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2018 BEST MALE MVP 1. BURNA BOY2. NASTY C3. MR EAZI4. OLAMIDE5. A.K.A6. SHATTA WALE7. HARMONIZE8. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ...

The Kaduna State Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Hauwa Usman has said that no fewer than 132 children have died of severe acute malnutrition out of the 12,858 hospitalised between January and October 2018 in the state.   Usman spoke while giving an update on the nutrition situation in the state at a two-day meeting in Kaduna, also said that 10,604 out of the 12,858 have been cured. The meeting was organised by Save the Children International (SCI) to support Kaduna State Chapter of the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) to develop two-year Nutrition Advocacy Strategy. She added that 187 others who have not recovered were undergoing treatment.  “Currently, 11.7 per cent of children under-five years are wasted suffering from severe acute malnutrition, while 47 per cent are stunted (too short for their age),” she said and attributed the high incidence of malnutrition in the state to poor maternal, infant and young child feeding practices which has...

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Senator Shehu Sani, the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central has reacted to the uproar experienced on the floor of the National Assembly while President Buhari was presenting the 2019 proposed budget. In reaction to the lack of decorum which characterized the budget presentation, Senator Sani said it is ‘absurd’ that lawmakers should behave in such a manner when a major legislative process was ongoing.   He said: “the Budget Presentation was a theater of the absurd, one side of the opera occupied by the oleaginous and obsequious choristers craving for the attention of President Buhari, cheering even a sip of water, and the other occupied by unruly bands of impudent hecklers and discourteous objectors.”

Nigerians are reacting to the death of former chief of defence staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd.) who was attacked and shot dead by gunmen on Abuja-Lafia Road. Senate President Bukola Saraki wrote, 'Nigeria has suffered another great loss with the passing of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal  Alex Badeh . My heartfelt prayers go to his family and our Armed Forces at this tragic time. May the Almighty grant him eternal rest'. Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode wrote, 'The brutal murder of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall  Alex Badeh , is a despicable and cowardly act. Those that were behind it shall not escape justice and they will pay a terrible price for their wickedness. God will avenge'. ... Femi Fani-Kayode ✔ @realFFK The brutal murder of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh, is a despi...